sandabooty So I watched this on Amazon Prime, I didn't know anything about it, including the budget.I thought the story could have used more tightening up. However, while I thought that the acting could use some work, particularly among the supporting adult cast, the main characters all seemed to be at least watchable(Not really good...but not bad).My biggest annoyance was the lack of realism on the part of the soldiers.If a secret government organization ( or the military) is after you, your cell phone would be tracked, and I wouldn't recommend driving the same car you normally do.Also, I'm not sure if I missed something, but if the military already knows where you live (and your mother) why would they ask the school for your address? Was the dad somehow wiping the information from them constantly? And if they already knew before(which isn't clear), then why wouldn't they have been monitoring(electronic devices etc), these 'potential threats'. Was the dad stopping it somehow? Just a few details that made me wonder.The special effects...while nothing mind blowing, I didn't really have much of a problem with.AFTER I looked it up, and found out the budget, I would say I am actually quite impressed with it. For just $12,000 it was outstanding.As another reviewer said, it was better than some kid show pilots.

geasteru This is exactly what is wrong with this site. Look at the other people who have reviewed this film and raved about it. This is the ONLY film that ANY of them have ever reviewed. This movie cost $12,000 to make, and it shows...badly. In this age, for a REAL film, $12,000 is about what the catering service gets paid. The expression, "You get what you pay for" seems to have fallen on deaf ears of these people and now they are trying to generate excitement the new-fashioned way, by logging on with different screen names and trying to polish their $12,000 turd into an emerald, one fake review at a time. While I've seen worse films, those were mostly high school student projects using Super-8 film cameras.

wilmod52 There are those who would disagree, but with only a $12,000 budget, I wouldn't consider this a B movie. It is well done and leaves me wanting to see a sequel. I am also fiftyish, have collected comic books, and grew up on 50's and 60's sci-fi. This movie is as good as any other movie of its genre with bigger budgets. Nick Chamberlin could very well be the Roger Corman of today (2011 until...). The acting could have been better, although I thought that the general and the captain were good. The script is as good as it can be and is well thought out. It is surprising that Bomb Squad is crafted so well with practically no money. It is a must watch for any budding filmmaker out there. They do not have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a good film.

moustasch1 This movie plays like a made-for-TV pilot for one of the kid's channels. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad movie, but for $12,000 you can't expect too much. The acting is pretty wooden by just about everyone and the story feels like it's missing about half of what it needed so that you'd care about anyone. For something done as cheaply as this the effects are really pretty good (much better then most every movie made for Syfy). If this were a TV pilot I'd probably watch a few episodes to see if it were going to get any better. The movie ends like there might be a sequel. I don't see there being a big demand for it, but for 12K there probably will be. Hopefully they'll get a big enough budget next time so they can include acting lessons.